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November 19, 2012

That's exactly how the weather is here in Hyderabad right now. Temperatures are dropping rapidly day after day, a clear indication that the winter has already arrived and its here to stay for few more months to come! It is always the case with me that when cold settles in, I need to make some thick, hot soup to warm up myself, from deep within - perfect to brighten up rather a dull, morose winter's day. Today's recipe of Tomato & Carrot Soup is one such hale and hearty dish. Its filled with goodness of vegetables & herbs with tingling ginger note at the background and a light sprinkling of red chilli flakes at the very end, for some heat.

I highly recommend to make this soup, wrap up warm and with a book in hand enjoy with a buttery, crusty bread to keep the chill out.

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please enter me in the giveaway! i just made a similar soup last week - roasted carrot, sweet potato, and roasted jalapeno with a whole head of caramelized, sweet garlic. spicy, sweet, and healthy. AWESOME! we also top our soups in the same thing - plain yogurt is my favorite!

My mother in law was an awesome cook. This is one of her recipe. She is no more & hopefully all of you will enjoy this recipe. Bread UppumaIngredients 7 slices of white bread.( You can use old bread going to get stale etc.or fresh bread.)broken to small pieces 15 or so to each slice.1 large onion sliced.2-3 Green chillies ( to your taste)sliced fine1 tsp. SaltOil 1/3 cupHaldi a pinchYogurt 1/3 cp.Mustard seeds 1 tsp.Urud dal 2 tsp.Channa Dal 2 tsp.Hing a pinchIn a large pan add the oil & as soon as it is hot add the mustard seeds. After they splatter add urud & channa dal & hing. After a few minutes add the sliced onions & sautae till they turn golden color. Now add the bread slices, yogurt,haldi & salt. Turn the heat down to low. Cook for 5-7 minites or until all the bread has cooked well to your liking. Keep stirring constantly during this time as you don't want the uppuma to get burnt. Enjoy. My family loves it & will eat any time any day.

hi siri my first time here and i loved this soup, the taste was really fantastic. i was very sad about the almost tasteless tomatoes we get in geneva and the carrot just made it a perfect soup for us. great thinking. thanks :)